The Trump administration is poised to release a drastic proposal that seeks to dramatically reduce the size of the federal government; consolidating agencies and combining “social safety net” programs to help streamline efficiency and save money.

According to Politico, the “sweeping plan” will be released within weeks and sets to move social programs -such as food stamps and social security- into the Department for Health and Human Services.

“The plan would also propose changing the name of the sprawling department, while separately seeking cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department,” writes Politico.

Trump officials believe the current system, spread out across multiple agencies, is a breeding ground for fraud and misuse. They cite the $70 billion food stamp program, currently ran by the Agriculture Department.

“You have low-income assistance in a bunch of different shops without one point of oversight and without a whole lot of communication,” said an administration insider. “Why not have one federal agency responsible for execution?”

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Jordan

Trump is doing what JFK and many other presidents tried to do but without an AG on his side. Don’t be fooled by Sessions. He is a swampy. The more fed agencies there are, the easier it is to get away with corruption and “pass the buck”. Trump can eliminate a lot of agencies and combine them into a more accountable few agencies. Many believe the CIA and FBI are not necessary at all. If Trump can get a SCOTUS majority and get rid of Sessions and replace him with a non swampy, he could end the federal reserve and cause a recession or war but that is what is necessary to restore the republic as Andrew Jackson did, and JFK tried to do. Not mention Reagan got shot for going after the feds. Yes, that’s why. It was Bush/CIA.